StringGrid with goRowSelect=true does not go to right cell when I press TAB.

[ademir.uem]

When I use StringGrid with goRowSelect=true when I press Tab it go down only.

Even I select AutoAdvance=aaRight, it never to to Right cell. It is correct?

I am setting goAlwaysShowEditor, goEditing, goTabs to True.

[wp]

Don't use goRowSelect, it always highlights an entire row; to select single cells it must be off.

Then, select the Option goTabs, it makes the grid's active cell advance on the tab key - but you already have this on.

AutoAdvance determines how the active cell advances if you end editing by pressing the ENTER key, aaRight moves it to the right

[ademir.uem]

But I want highlights an entire row, so have used goRowSelect for that. What is the other solution for this?

Anyway, when I does not use the  Inplace editor (I replace to another), so it work fine, as I would like.

I don understand.

[wp]

Have the goRowSelect off and fake the rowselect by painting the selected row in the highlight color?

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. procedure TForm1.StringGrid1PrepareCanvas(sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer;
2.   aState: TGridDrawState);
3. begin
4.   if aRow = StringGrid1.Row then
5.   begin
6.     if aCol >= StringGrid1.FixedCols then
7.       StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clHighlight
8.     else
9.       StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace;
10.   end else
11.   if aRow < StringGrid1.FixedRows then
12.     StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace
13.   else
14.   if aCol < StringGrid1.FixedCols then
15.     StringGrid1.canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace
16.   else
17.     StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clWindow;
18. end;

And you must invalidate the grid in the OnBeforeSelection event because the highlighted cells do not track correctly:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. procedure TForm1.StringGrid1BeforeSelection(Sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer
2.   );
3. begin
4.   StringGrid1.Invalidate;
5. end;

[ademir.uem]

Thanks WB

Anyway It does not make sense the why goRowSelect does not allow move  to the right when I use aRight.

Why this work fine when I use external editor instead of In-place editor? It does not make sense.

[wp]

Doesn't the attached demo do what you want?
- highlight selected row ("faked rowselect")
- editable cells
- ENTER after edit advances active cell to the right, then to next row
- TAB advances active cell to the right, then to next row

I can't comment on your external editor since I don't know what you are doing there.

[ademir.uem]

Your demo works but with a little visual problem. See the attached picture. Especially the column 2 (Nome) when I try edit.

About my external editor,  replace by other, ie. SpinEdit, and I did this

Procedure TFormMain.SpinEdit1KeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word;
  Shift: TShiftState);
begin
  with StringGrid1 do begin
    if Key in [9,13] then
      EditorMode:=false;
    if Col < ColCount then
       Col := Col + 1
    Else
      Col := 0;
    SetFocus;
  end;
end;

[wp]

Your demo works but with a little visual problem. See the attached picture. Especially the column 2 (Nome) when I try edit.

What is the problem? Looks ok to me...

[ademir.uem]

Take a look now. First with your suggestion, second with goRowSelect=true . Problem with canvas, but I do not know how to fix.

[wp]

Try this:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. procedure TForm1.StringGrid1PrepareCanvas(sender: TObject; aCol, aRow: Integer;
2.   aState: TGridDrawState);
3. begin
4.   if aRow = StringGrid1.Row then
5.   begin
6.     if aCol = StringGrid1.Col then
7.       StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clWindow
8.     else
9.     if aCol >= StringGrid1.FixedCols then
10.       StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clHighlight
11.     else
12.       StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace;
13.   end else
14.   if aRow < StringGrid1.FixedRows then
15.     StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace
16.   else
17.   if aCol < StringGrid1.FixedCols then
18.     StringGrid1.canvas.Brush.Color := clBtnFace
19.   else
20.     StringGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clWindow;
21. end;

[ademir.uem]

The same problem is repeted.  The problem is not the color, but how the select cell is painted. As you can see in my pictures, the cell under edition (selected) is not fulled painted with white color (above and below the text).

[wp]

Sorry, I don't understand. It looks perfect to me - see screenshot (taken with Laz 1.6, using trunk the selected text is offset to the left which is not correct)

[EDIT] I just uploaded a bugreport on cell editor placement in trunk.

[jesusr]

Also don't forget that the grid has an option goRowHighlight